Gleanings in bee culture . out in the spring, the end of the sheet canquickly be turned back in place again, andthey are snug and tig-ht for brood-rearing. 1881 glea^i:ngs in bee culture. 477 Neighbor Deaa wintered his last winter,part in cellar, part in his old sawdust-packedbee-house, and one out of doors in chaffpacking. The one out of doors was aboutthe best, but he said it was such an awfuljob to Hx them up that way. h.; greatly pre-ferred to set them in the cellar, and the cel-lar, did much better than the bee-house lastwinter. John and I think it le:s trouble toput them in chaff hives,
Gleanings in bee culture . out in the spring, the end of the sheet canquickly be turned back in place again, andthey are snug and tig-ht for brood-rearing. 1881 glea^i:ngs in bee culture. 477 Neighbor Deaa wintered his last winter,part in cellar, part in his old sawdust-packedbee-house, and one out of doors in chaffpacking. The one out of doors was aboutthe best, but he said it was such an awfuljob to Hx them up that way. h.; greatly pre-ferred to set them in the cellar, and the cel-lar, did much better than the bee-house lastwinter. John and I think it le:s trouble toput them in chaff hives, and then we havethe chaff hives ready for the cool weathernext spring. Xeighfjor II. also says, Chaffhives by all means,- although he has a drycellar right close to his apiary. STILL ANOTHER BEE-FEEDER. *|^Y to-days mail I send you a model of a boe-JjQBft feeder. The full size of feeders I use is sixinches square, made of inch lumber. I putas many circles >i inch wide as I can get in, with acenter Vi inches in DE WORTH BEE-FEEDER. Now, friend Root, please accept this idea from meas a token of respect, knowing that you have andwill labor hard to promote bee culture, and alsothat you will give it cheerfully to the bee-keepingfraternity. Wm. De Worth. Bordentown, N. J., May 15,188]. The novel feature of this feeder is, that itis all made Avhile the block is in a lathe ; andwith a proper gang of chisels, the groovescan all be cut almost in an instant. A coveris put on, as shown in the cut, and when thefeeder is pushed up against the entrance,none but the bees of the hive can get into is filled tiirough the hole in the cover,which should be then covered with a pieceof glass, or something of the kind, to keepout meddlesome noses. No bees can drownin this, and there is no opening of hives toreplenish it. ^ igi «^ HURRAH FOR VORK STATE ONCEITIORE! OVER 180 TO THE COLONY, FROM AN APIARYOF 108 STOCKS IN THE SPRING. f|HE spring found me with 108 colonies, or hiv
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